Using data generated from surveying 108 young women in the U.K. and 91in the United States, the authors explore the attitudes of these women toward the possession and use of guns, and the perceived functional... read more >

Gunshot suicides account for a small proportion (2.5%) of suicides in England. A study of coroner records in a sample of 58 gunshot suicides found that 93% of the victims were male, 79% used a shotgun,... read more >

The authors examine gun ownership in the offender population in the United Kingdom using data generated from the New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (NEW-ADAM) program from 2000 to 2002... read more >

The author examined young people’s attitudes towards the possession and use of firearms in the U.S.A., Great Britain, and Western Australia. Data came from the Attitude Toward Gun Scale short self-completion... read more >

This editorial discusses Canadian firearms legislation, especially the Firearms Act (Bill 68) of 1995, which mandated gun registration and required the establishment of a centralized database. The author... read more >

The author considers the decrease in firearm deaths observed in Canada and its association with the Canadian gun registry effort. He suggests that the decrease reflects cultural change, and was not merely... read more >

The authors examined suicide and homicide rates in Austria before and after a more restrictive firearm law came into effect in 1997. Firearm licenses were increasing before passage of the law and decreased... read more >

The authors analyzed homicide, suicide and accidental deaths before and after a 1996 national buy-back of long arms and tightening of legislation. When deaths after 1996 were compared with the numbers... read more >

The authors reviewed evidence from a variety of international sources on the impact banning firearms has had on reducing murder and suicide. They argue that there is a lack of evidence that large numbers... read more >

The authors update Lester’s 2000 time series analysis by examining the association between firearm availability and rates of homicide and suicide. In the absence of a direct measure of firearm availability... read more >

The authors critique the argument that restricting access to small arms and light weapons will prevent nearly half a million deaths worldwide annually. They suggest that obtaining an accurate number of... read more >